Hood for spray can



y 1963 w. B. HARRIS, JR. ET AL 3,383,728

HOOD FOR SPRAY CAN Filed Dec. 17, 1965 l2 WILLIAM B. MRRIS, JR.

ELIZABETH B. CHAMPION INVENTORS ATTORNEY United States Patent 3,383,728 HOOD FOR SPRAY CAN William B. Harris, Jr., 1218 W. T. Waggoner Bldg. 76102, and Elizabeth B. Champion, 3557 Bellaire Drive S. 76109, both of Fort Worth, Tex.

Filed Dec. 17, 1965, Ser. No. 514,591 2 Claims. (Cl. -446) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE The device of the invention provides a combined hood and backstop positioned in opposing relation to a spray nozzle and having incorporated therein a receptacle for shavings formed of disposable tissue whereby the shavings as displaced from the cutting surfaces of a shaver are adapted to be first confined and collected, and thereafter maybe conveniently disposed of.

This invention relate-s to a hood for a spray can, and it concerns more particularly a device forming a partial enclosure for an electric shaver, for use with a spray can for dispensing a cleaning and lubricating fluid in the form of a pressurized gaseous mixture, for cleaning and lubricating the cutting surfaces of the shaver, whereby the shavings accumulating on said surfaces may be confined and collected, as they are displaced from said surfaces by said fluid, and thereafter conveniently disposed of.

There is presently available commercially, and in general use by users of electric shavers, as a packaged commodity, a spray can, which serves also as a dispenser, containing a cleaning and lubricating fluid in admixture with a pressurized gas, such as air. In use the fluid is discharged from the can at high velocity as a gaseous mixture, sometimes referred to as an aerosol, and the can usually has a spray nozzle whereby such mixture may be directed against the cutting surfaces of the shaver, at close range, to dis-place the accumulated shavings from said surfaces, by a combined mechanical and washing, scrubbing, or solvent action, and to lubricate said surfaces.

The arrangement above described is a great convenience to shavers, enabling them to clean and lubricate the cutting surfaces of an electric shaver by simply spraying said surf-aces from time to time, as needed, with a gaseous mixture of cleaning and lubricating fluid at high velocity, as discharged from the spray can.

Housewives and others have been heard to complain that a disadvantageous feature of the use of electric shavers, as compared to ordinary razors, is that the shavings necessarily fall on the floor or the lavatory and adjacent surfaces, and this difficulty is substantially greater when the cutting surfaces of the shaver are cleaned and lubricated before, after, and during use in the manner described, whereby the finely divided material, consisting of many pieces of hair, of short lengths, which com-prises the shavings, is blown about at random.

An object of this invention is to provide a device for attachment to a spray can, which in use forms a partial enclosure for an electric shaver as it is being cleaned and lubricated in the manner described, providing a combined hood and backstop adapted to be positioned on the side of the shaver opposite the spray nozzle of said can, and having incorporated therein a receptacle for the shavings formed of disposable tissue whereby the shavings as displaced from the cutting surfaces of the shaver are adapted to be first confined and collected, and thereafter may be conveniently disposed of.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device as described which is characterized by its simplicity and 3,383,723 Patented May 21, 1968 ice may be produced inexpensively, and which consists of only two parts, comprising an elongated, foldable e velope or receptacle, having length, width, and depth dimensions such that it is adapted to substantially enclose the cutting surfaces of the shaver, formed of disposable tissue, and a holder for said receptacle, formed of bent wire or molded plastic material, having means whereby it is adapted to be secured to the top of the can.

Spray cans as described usually have a slightly raised portion of smaller diameter on the top of the can, at the juncture of the top with a closure for an opening therein having the spray nozzle thereon.

According to this invention an elongated member forming an integral portion of the holder for the disposable receptacle is adapted to be looped about said raised portion on the top of the can, in frictional engagement with its peripheral surface, and to be secured against displacement therefrom by its inherent spring tension.

The invention will be readily understood by referring to the following description and the accompanying drawing, in which:

FIG. '1 is a perspective view showing the holder of the invention in place on a spray can, shown in broken lines, and showing in broken lines an electric shaver positioned with its cutting surfaces uppermost, preparatory to cleaning said surface;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the receptacle, showing the receptacle in its folded position; and

FIG. 3 is a view similar to vFIG. 2 showing the receptacle unfolded, in the position in which it appears when inserted in the holder as illustrated in FIG. 1, 0n the side of the electric shaver opposite the nozzle of the spray can.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates generally an electric shaver, shown in broken lines in 'FIG. '1, having an arrangement of cutting surfaces, indicated generally by the numeral 2, which as shown are positioned uppermost.

The numeral 3 indicates generally a spray can, also shown in broken lines in FIG. 1 of a type which is commonly employed as a container for cleaning and lubricating fluid in the form of a pressurized gaseous mixture as above described, and as a dispenser therefor. The can 3 is shown in substantially its operative position relative to the electric shaver 1 preparatory to spraying the cutting surfaces 2 thereof, to clean and lubricate them.

The can 3, which is generally cylindrical, has an upstanding, side discharge spray nozzle 4 on the top thereof, said top being indicated by the numeral 5. The nozzle 4 has an elongated tubular extension 6 which extends laterally outwardly therefrom, relative to the longitudinal axis of the can 3, and is removably connected to the nozzle 4.

The can 3 has a slightly raised portion of smaller diameter on the top 5 thereof, as at 7, at the juncture of the top 5 with a closure 8 for an opening in the top 5 having the nozzle 4 thereon.

The device of this invention consists of an elongated, foldable envelope or receptable as hereinafter described, formed of disposable tissue, indicated generally by the numeral 9 and shown in its folded position in FIG. 2 and in its open, unfolded position in FIG. 3, and a holder for the receptacle 9 as hereinafter described, formed of bent wire or molded plastic material, shown in FIG. 1 and indicated generally by the numeral 10.

In its open, unfolded position as illustrated in FIG. 3, the receptacle 9, which is generally trough shaped, and open on one side, has a pair of triangular end portions 11 and a pair of diverging rectangular sides 12 which are connected along one of their longitudinal edges.

The receptacle 9, which in its operative position is received in the holder 10 and is positioned on the side of the shaver 1 opposite the spray can 3, has length, width, and depth dimensions such that it is adapted to substantially enclose the cutting surfaces 2 of the shaver 1.

The holder 10 has a shaped body portion, indicated by the numeral 13, in which the receptacle 9 is received in the operative positions thereof, respectively, substantially as illutsrated in FIGS. 1 and 3. The body portion 13 is conformable to the receptacle 9. The holder 10 also has an integral portion, indicated by the numeral 14, consisting of an elongated member, connected at its ends to the body portion 13, having a substantially 360 degree bend intermediate its ends, as at 15, and which in the operative position of the holder 10, shown in FIG. 1, is looped about the raised portion 7 on the top 5 of the can 3, in frictional engagement with its peripheral edge, and is secured against displacement therefrom by its inherent spring tenison, whereby the holder 10 is removably connected to the can 3.

The invention may be modified in various ways without departing from the spirit and scope thereof.

We claim:

1. In combination with a spray can for use in cleaning and lubricating an electric shaver by spraying the cutting surfaces thereof with a cleaning and lubricating fluid in the form of a pressurized gaseous mixture as dispensed from the can, the can having a raised portion of reduced diameter on the top thereof, centrally of the can, and having a side discharge spray nozzle above said raised portion, the combination of a removable device, for attachment to the can, providing a combined hood and backstop positioned in opposing relation to said spray nozzle and having incorporated therein a receptacle for shavings formed of disposable tissue whereby the shavings as displaced from the cutting surfaces of said shaver are adapted to be first confined and collected, and thereafter may be conveniently disposed of.

2. The structure of claim 1, said receptacle consisting of an elongated, foldable envelope having length, width, and depth dimensions such that it is adapted to substantially enclose the cutting surfaces of said shaver, and said device further including a holder for said receptacle having means whereby it is adapted to be secured to the top of the can, said receptacle being generally trough shaped and having triangular end portions and two diverging rectangular sides connected along one of their longitudinal edges, and said holder having a shaped body portion comprising an open frame conformable to said receptacle, said holder further including an integral support therefor comprising an elongated, angular bent wirelike element connected at its ends to opposite ends of said body portion and having a spring tensioned loop intermediate its ends for frictional engagement with the peripheral edge of said raised portion, whereby said holder is adapted to be removably connected to the can.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,076,177 10/1913 Wartman 15---257.2 X 2,876,471 3/1959 Kraemer 15-1 3,135,984 6/1964 Henke 15-257.1 X 3,267,610 8/1966 Hills 15248 X CHARLES A. WILLMUTH, Primary Examiner.

L. G. MACHLIN, Assistant Examiner. 

